Bible is the guide for ‘doing right’

By Betty Jo Waters

Published: Monday, April 28, 2014 at 11:45 AM.

To the editor:

I just finished reading Fred Schachter’s April 22 letter to the editor headlined, “God doesn’t endorse candidates for office,” in which he made the following statement: “Doing right is a learning process — usually learned from parents or teachers, not a book.”

I was so disappointed, although I don’t know why. I guess I still expect people to wake up and realize that God is the only way.

Schachter is right about one thing — children do learn from their parents; but parents have an obligation to raise that child in knowledge and truth. And where does such knowledge come from? A book — the most helpful book and so full of wisdom: the Bible.

It seemed to me that Schachter’s letter leads us to believe we didn’t need the Bible; yet he referred to it when he said, “A person is truly humble if they do something for another without telling anyone else.”

Matthew 6:3-4 states, “But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be done in secret.”

We have such deep roots in the Bible that have been handed down through generations and many no longer even know where they come from. Please listen — they come from the Bible. If we follow this instruction book, we need never fear anything; He will show us the way.

I just finished reading Fred Schachter’s April 22 letter to the editor headlined, “God doesn’t endorse candidates for office,” in which he made the following statement: “Doing right is a learning process — usually learned from parents or teachers, not a book.”

I was so disappointed, although I don’t know why. I guess I still expect people to wake up and realize that God is the only way.

Schachter is right about one thing — children do learn from their parents; but parents have an obligation to raise that child in knowledge and truth. And where does such knowledge come from? A book — the most helpful book and so full of wisdom: the Bible.

It seemed to me that Schachter’s letter leads us to believe we didn’t need the Bible; yet he referred to it when he said, “A person is truly humble if they do something for another without telling anyone else.”

Matthew 6:3-4 states, “But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be done in secret.”

We have such deep roots in the Bible that have been handed down through generations and many no longer even know where they come from. Please listen — they come from the Bible. If we follow this instruction book, we need never fear anything; He will show us the way.

Yes, we do need the Bible in schools. It is the best history book. We need prayer, and we need parents who will pray with their children and friends who will pray for one another.

I have had cancer and if not for the Lord being with me and sending my family and friends to pray for me, well, I can’t imagine having to go through it alone — but no one has to do that.